All Chapters of The System Made a Mistake, and He Regretted Losing Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

After that, I needed to disappear immediately.I absolutely couldn’t let Gavin discover that I was still alive.Otherwise, he would make sure I was truly dead....Sterling Group really was in trouble.Gavin suddenly launched an all-out business attack against Sterling Group, and he came at us with overwhelming force.Lucas had been overwhelmed with work these past few days, and he always came home with a grim expression.At the dinner table, I looked at the worry etched between his brows and spoke carefully.“Lucas, Gavin has several methods he always uses to suppress his rivals. Shouldn’t we prepare for them in advance…”“What do you know about business?”Lucas cut me off coldly, his irritation impossible to miss.“Just focus on being Mrs. Sterling. You don’t need to worry about these things.”His words left me speechless, so I silently lowered my head and ate my meal.Fine. I wouldn’t get involved.If he went bankrupt, we could all starve together.Then he wouldn’t have the money to

He hurled the USB drive onto the floor.“Claire Young! You’d better explain yourself!”I stared at him blankly. “What happened…”He let out a cold laugh.“At the press conference this morning, Gavin had prepared a countermeasure for every move I made!“It was as if he had seen this plan beforehand!”My mind went blank.“That’s impossible. I didn’t give it to anyone!”Ivy came downstairs with her phone in hand.“Claire, then why did you secretly send an email in the middle of the night?”The screen showed a screenshot of an encrypted email.The sender was listed as my email address.The recipient was Gavin’s private email address.I shook my head desperately. “I didn’t send that! I don’t even know his email address!”Lucas’ eyes were bloodshot. “Then how did you write such a detailed plan?”He grabbed me by the throat and slammed me against the wall. “Tell me! How much did Gavin pay you?!”“I didn’t…” I struggled to breathe.He wouldn’t listen. He ordered the security guards:“Lock her

The package held a set of divorce papers.Lucas had signed them and mailed them to me.I stared at the papers, unable to name the emotions churning inside me.A year of marriage had ended just like that.We hadn’t even seen each other in person.Gavin walked over and glanced at the papers.“It’s for the best. A man like that never deserved you.”I looked up at him.His expression was calm.But I knew he was waiting to see how I would react.I picked up the pen and signed my name with several quick strokes.“You’re right. He never deserved me.”I spoke through gritted teeth.But inside, I was cursing Lucas. “You bastard! You ruined my two-billion bonus!”Gavin stared at my signature, and his gaze grew more intense.“Your handwriting looks a lot like Talia’s.”My hand trembled.The pen slipped to the floor.That night, I dreamed about three years ago, when I was still Talia.Gavin took me to see the Northern Lights.In the frozen wilderness, where the temperature fell to −22°F, he had w

I was speechless.Minus fifty?!How was I supposed to raise that?!On the fourth day, Lucas came to see me.He didn’t bring Ivy. He came alone.“Claire—no, Talia…” His eyes were red-rimmed.“I investigated everything. Ivy had been lying to me all along.“She forged my signature on the divorce papers and mailed them to you.“And all that evidence was fabricated by her too.”He grabbed my hand. “Can we start over?”I pulled my hand away.“Lucas, it’s over between us.”“But I love you! I truly fell in love with you over the past year!”I froze.Lucas, the man who treated me as a replacement, locked me in a basement, tore up my passport, and abandoned me at the airport…He was saying he loved me?“It’s too late.” I shook my head. “I don’t love you anymore.”“Is it because of Gavin?” His eyes were bloodshot. “I can give you everything he can!”“I can even give you what he can’t!”Gavin came downstairs.“Mr. Sterling, don’t you think it’s inappropriate to say those things to my woman on my